épais, adv., thick, thickly. Semer —; to sow thick.

épaisseur, n.f., thickness; depth; density; dullness.

épaissir, v.a., to thicken, to make thick.

s’épaissir, v.r., to become thick, to get thick, to grow thick; to become big, to grow large; to become heavy or dull. Sa langue s’épaissit; he is beginning to speak thick.

épaissir, v.n., to thicken, to become thick; to get stout, to grow stout, to become stout.

épaississement (-sis-mān), n.m., thickening, thickness.

épamprage or épamprement, n.m., lopping off; pruning; feeding off (of a corn-field).

épamprer, v.a., to lop off, or to prune, a vine; to feed off.

épanchement (é-pānsh-mān), n.m., pouring out, shedding; overflowing, effusion. — de cœur; opening of one’s heart.

épancher, v.a., to pour out, to spill; to shed; to open. — son cœur; to open one’s heart.